Sterile Processing Tech II-2nd Shift-VCCOC-$5000 Sign on Bonus

Vanderbilt Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Bonus up to $10,000

Job summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center invites applications for a sterile processing technician on the CSP VCCOC Weekend Shift. The role supports the safe handling, cleaning and decontamination of surgical instruments, follows prescribed procedures, and maintains strict quality control across equipment and workflows.

Responsibilities include inventory, instrument preparation for sterilization, and operating department equipment safely while adhering to MIFU policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in sterile processing and handling instrumentation.
• Adherence to MIFU and departmental policies.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly work environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains work environment in a safe, clean, orderly manner.
• Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment.
• Receives, cleans and decontaminates instrumentation and equipment according to MIFU and departmental policies.
• Scans instrumentation and assembles according to prescribed procedures and techniques.
• Prepares instrumentation and equipment according to recommended procedures and techniques in preparation for sterilization.
• Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools.
• Operates all departmental equipment safely and effectively.

Skills

Sterilization safety

Surgical equipment knowledge

Equipment operation

Inventory control

Quality assurance

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region's largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you'll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization

CSP VCCOC Weekend Shift

Relocation Bonus Terms

• - Up to $10,000 (taxable) within 45 days of hire. Bonus amount is based on relocation mileage.
• - Must relocate from greater than 100 miles to be eligible.
• - The relocation bonuses not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past one year.

Shift Info

Monday-Friday

2:30pm-10:00pm

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Key Responsibilities

• Maintains work environment in a safe, clean, orderly manner.
• Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment.
• Receives, cleans and decontaminates instrumentation and equipment according to MIFU and departmental policies.
• Scans instrumentation and assembles, according to prescribed procedures and techniques.
• Prepares instrumentation and equipment according to recommended procedures and techniques in preparation for sterilization.
• Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools.
• Operates all departmental equipment safely and effectively.

Technical Capabilities

• Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance. Examples of this include Insulation Testing, Demagnetizing instrumentation, Air Pressure Testing etc.
• Equipment Operation and Maintenance (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Examples of this include performing variety qualification testing on different types of equipment (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.).
• Inventory Control (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate inventory control in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Ability to perform a variety of care and handling techniques to maintain the longevity and sterility of different types of containment devices.
• Quality Assurance (Intermediate): Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools. Ability to read, interpret and practically apply the various Manufacturer Instructions for Use. Possess a strong knowledge base of regulations and standards that govern sterile processing functions and operations.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Core Capabilities

Supporting Colleagues : Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.- Builds and Maintains Relatio